Complete Film. The story of written language, from the earliest cave paintings through the ages showing the uses and techniques of a recording system that was to become our alphabet.

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This movie is part of the collection: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Films

Producer: Free Library of Philadelphia, UPMAA
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: Alphabet; Writing

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Produced by Mel Richman for the University Museum (Penn Museum) and originally distributed by McGraw Hill. Originally produced with grant funds from State of Pennsylvania.
Glen Bernard, Producer